So I banned myself from making any more orders this month because I went over budget last month. Then Verdant announced their Autumn Tieguanyin is back in stock. I had wanted to make an order previously but everything I wanted was out of stock. Damn. Now its back in stock, so I ordered before it was all gone again. Now I am officially banned from buying tea…maybe…

I ban myself from buying tea all the time. When Nik was hanging around Steepster, we had our own 12 step meeting going & were sponsoring each other, but we both kept relapsing. I relapsed today…again…as I understand it, addiction is disease…I’m one sick puppy…

This is my second order from them this week. I also ordered Shui Jin Gui Wuyi Oolong and Mt. Banzhang Farmer’s Cooperative ’03 Sheng. I have a major shopping problem when it comes to Verdant and Mandala, I think.

Love love love the Anxi Fo Shou black. I have an ounce of it that I’m hoarding like a crazy person. Haven’t tried Master Han’s Wild Picked Yunnan yet but it sounds yummy.

Trying to justify a $300 tea purchase is difficult. Even with my ability to logic every tea purchase. I need to get more of Mandala’s Phatty Cake and the Yong de Organic. I’m waiting to finish at least one of the 10 cakes I currently have :(

Love in a Cup and S’mores are both pretty similar to Eight Candles, I did a small taste-test with all 3 recently (that I should really log…) but it was definitely my least favorite of the bunch. It’s not bad or anything, but I think if you have Love in a Cup and S’mores you aren’t missing much ^^

That’s what I was thinking since they all sounded pretty similar. But I liked that Love and S’mores both had chocolate in them. XD We’ll see when I get them. I still might just get a sample of the Eight Candles sometime down the line to do my own comparisons. Or maybe see if someone would want to do a swap here. Eventually. ^^

I placed my first ever order with Butiki Teas tonight. I’ve just recently started visiting this site and am already addicted. Having read all the wonderful things people have been saying about this company (and the really good reviews on their tea) I have to find out for myself. I tried to order flavors that I can’t get/find close to home, or things I haven’t tried before. I ordered: